Country Music 1/2 Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Elite Racing
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 7h 00m
Overall Rank = 6589/19416
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 783/2565
Pre-race routine:

Shower
Stretch
Half of a powerbar and poweraid.
Event warmup:

none-too much traffic. I spent too much time rushing from one location the next to try and make the event on time.
Run
  • 2h 10m 22s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 57s  min/mile
Comments:

Too large of a race. I really felt like I was boxed in most of the time. They run the 1/2 and marathoners together for the first 11 miles which I think is unfair for the marathoners. On a more personal note, during the run I got a little reminder of why it sucks to be a girl sometimes.
What would you do differently?:

Oh...that's hard to say. I'd have to say... Start in my corral or accept the crowds and walk the race-make it an event.
Post race
Warm down:

Med tent. Back was killing me ( cramps)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I would say my inability to keep it slow in the beginning and it being that time of the month.

Event comments:

The actual race would be great if you live in Nashville and you had the chance to pick your number up on Thursday. It was too much of a pain with traffic and crowds of people trying to go the same place you were going. The race would have been awesome if there were about 15,000 less people. I will say this, it's worth doing at least once.




Last updated: 2007-03-26 12:00 AM
Running
02:10:22 | 13.1 miles | 09m 57s  min/mile
Age Group: 783/2565
Overall: 6589/19416
Performance: Below average
Splits: 5K-24:15 10K-52:20 15K-1:35:30 Finish-2:10
Course: Hilly and one section was an out and back with I believe covered 7 miles.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3